Two School of Aviation and Transportation Technology grad students and their faculty advisor just won an award for a convenient, practical upgrade to the system used to move luggage around airports and runways. Read about how it works here:
Purdue University in Indianapolis Polytechnic Day
Come visit the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in Indianapolis! Here we fulfill the needs of innovative industries around the world.
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Friday, November 8, 2024 - 9:00am
Purdue Polytechnic in New Albany makes good showing at event, introduces kids to tech behind their favorite vehicles
Purdue Polytechnic in New Albany just had an immensely successful outreach event, interacting with around 2,000 youngsters exploring trucks, all-electric karts and more in Louisville, KY.
GO GREEN: Sustainability in France and Germany
Title: GO GREEN: Sustainability in France and Germany
Undergraduate 3 credits: TLI49900/OLS42300
Graduate 3 credits: OLS58100/OLS56300
Location: France & Germany
Dates: May 11- 26, 2025
Program Cost: $3,265.48
(round trip airfare not included)
Purdue students, faculty in Indianapolis learn about manufacturing technology innovations at Chicago exhibition
Purdue Polytechnic students in Indianapolis visited the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago this month to learn about new technologies, meet manufacturing representatives and explore career possibilities.
Human-Centered Design in Tokyo
Title: Human-Centered Design for Multicultural Families of Disabled Children in Tokyo, Japan
3 credits: CGT39000
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Dates: May 12- 28, 2025
Program Cost: $4,951.59
(round trip airfare not included)
Maha Fluid Power 2024 tracks ‘research trends,’ provides support network across industry
“There is so much technology available to the modern workforce,” Purdue Polytechnic's Dean Castro said. “We give [students] the opportunity to use it all first-hand without ever having to leave the teaching environment.”
New patent by Polytechnic faculty to ‘help automate building construction’
Professor Zhang's new patent provides “instructions to a robotic arm that places and fastens construction materials” directly onto buildings, which should massively speed up the construction process on residential buildings. Read more here:
Chad Laux honored with International Book of the Year Award for ‘Lean Sustainability’
Chad Laux received an international book award for "Lean Sustainability," a coauthored work of practical scholarship that seeks to bring innovative, environmentally-conscious efficiency into the world of industry.
Research explores importance of salons for identifying abuse, trafficking victims
Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar is a coauthor on a new study that shows how trafficking victims could turn the odds in their favor with the help of salon workers—their rare point of contact with the outside world. Read more about what Seigfried-Spellar and the team recommend: